May 4, 2022 @ 5:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

Masa Finance, described as a “first of its kind” credit protocol that “bridges the gap between CeFi and DeFi,” has raised a $3.5 million pre-seed round. The funding was backed by Unshackled Ventures, executives from GoldenTree Asset Management, Flori Ventures, GSR, Decentranet, Intersect VC, Lateral… Read More

May 4, 2022 @ 4:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced charges and a court-ordered asset freeze against two individuals who allegedly generated over $12 million by engaging in a ploy to “deceptively obtain stock pick information” from Motley Fool subscription services before it was disseminated to its… Read More

May 4, 2022 @ 3:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

As was widely anticipated, the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate by 50 basis points. Simultaneously, the Fed said it would be significantly reduce its balance sheet as it battles fast-rising inflation. The increase was the largest increase since 2000. In the Federal Open Market… Read More

May 4, 2022 @ 3:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

Two of the most successful investment crowdfunding platforms, Wefunder and StartEngine, have been hit with penalties by FINRA. According to a statement by FINRA, Wefunder has been assessed with a $1.4 million fine and StartEngine must pay $350,000 in regards to failing to comply with… Read More

May 4, 2022 @ 12:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

NowRX, a pharmaceutical delivery service and digital health platform, has now topped $20 million on SeedInvest – making it the biggest raise on the securities crowdfunding platform to date. As has been previously reported, NowRX is offering preferred equity at a pre-money valuation of $275… Read More

May 4, 2022 @ 10:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Meshwap, decentralized exchange (DEX), has launched on Polygon reporting one million-plus users accessing its DeFi ecosystem. Polygon is a platform for Ethereum scaling and infrastructure development claiming 7000+ applications hosted, over 3.4 billion total transactions processed, and about 135M+ unique user addresses. Meshswap is an… Read More

May 4, 2022 @ 10:35 am By JD Alois  |  

EstateGuru, a European investment platform providing access to short-term property-backed loans, has returned to Seedrs once again to raise additional growth capital. According to the offering page, EstateGuru has cruised past its €500,000 initial target, having raised almost €1.2 million as of this writing. EstateGuru… Read More

May 4, 2022 @ 10:08 am By JD Alois  |  

LGT Bank, based in Liechtenstein, has enlisted the assistance of SEBA Bank to provide digital asset trading and custody for Bitcoin and Ethereum. LGT stated in a release, that additional cryptocurrencies will be added going forward, contingent upon client demand. SEBA Bank, based in Switzerland,… Read More

May 4, 2022 @ 9:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Zilch, a UK-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) credit provider, has joined the US-based Financial Technology Association (FTA) in advance of an expansion into the US. According to a note from the FTA, the advocacy group now has 20 Fintechs as members from diverse sectors… Read More

May 4, 2022 @ 9:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Zopa’s “Smart Saver” savings account feature has topped £115 million in 65 days, according to a note from the Fintech. Currently, savers earn 1.455% interest (AER) on these accounts. Zopa’s goal is to create a £225 billion “zombie money” sitting idle in UK current accounts… Read More

May 3, 2022 @ 7:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) is at least one of the firms that called up the European Commission to complain about Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and its Apple Pay offering pushing the competition ministry to pursue possible anti-trust violations, according to a report in Bloomberg. This is not the first… Read More

May 3, 2022 @ 5:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

Pelion Venture Partners has announced a Medici Ventures Day. Pelion Venture Partners is the general partner of the fund that Overstock (NASDAQ: OSTK) enlisted to take over Medici Ventures, the former part of the business that oversaw tZERO as well as its other blockchain based… Read More

May 3, 2022 @ 11:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Last year was a big one for the SPAC [special purpose acquisition company] market. Reportedly, 613 SPAC offerings were floated on an exchange easily topping 420 traditional initial public offerings. Since the beginning of 2022, SPAC offerings have slowed to around 62 so far. SPACs… Read More

May 3, 2022 @ 10:52 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will double its enforcement team when it comes to the crypto or digital assets sector. According to a statement by the SEC, the renamed Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit (formerly the Cyber Unit) will increase its headcount to 50… Read More

May 3, 2022 @ 10:03 am By JD Alois  |  

DealMaker, a tech platform that enables online capital formation leveraging crowdfunding exemptions, has appointed Murray Thomas as the new Chief Financial Officer. According to a statement by DealMaker, Murray brings over 20 years of CFO experience in finance and high growth companies.  While at TouchBistro,… Read More

May 3, 2022 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Traceable AI, a firm that “protects APIs from the inside” has raised a $60 million Series B round at a valuation of around $450 million. The funding was led by Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), and includes the participation of Tiger Global Management and existing investors… Read More

May 3, 2022 @ 7:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Point has raised $115 million in Series C funding in a round led by WestCap. Existing investors also participated in the round including; Andreessen Horowitz, Ribbit Capital, Redwood Trust, Atalaya Capital Management, and DAG Ventures. New investors include Deer Park Road Management, The Palisades Group,… Read More

May 2, 2022 @ 10:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

CounterPointe Sports Group (CSG), the new owner of the French basketball club Elan Béarnais is pursuing a security token offering allowing members of the public to purchase economic rights in a deal described as the first of its kind. The Avalanche blockchain will power the… Read More

May 2, 2022 @ 10:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is not just the creator of the ubiquitous iPhone, Mac, iPad, etc., but a growing number of intertwined services and products that are simple to use and work really well. Apple is not really a tech firm, it is an ecosystem that continues… Read More

May 2, 2022 @ 4:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

BlockQuake, a regulatory-driven crypto exchange, is offering zero-fee crypto trading for the first million purchasers of its native token QuakeCoin (QUAKE). BlockQuake says it is the first FinCEN registered crypto trading platform to offer no-fee trading. Individuals who qualify may trade up to $100,000 a… Read More